Can You Get Emancipated if Your Parents Won't Let You Socialize
My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Emancipation. I want to be emancipated from the control of my parents. My parents don't abuse me or my siblings or anything, but I don't want then to be responsible for me anymore. They constantly argue with me and they don't let me do anything. EVER! I am constantly forced to sit at home by myself. My friends aren't usually allowed to come over and I'm not allowed to go anywhere with them.I constantly have to clean the Whole House. Every night. My siblings don't have to anything but clean their room. I want to get emancipated and be able to live with my aunt. She says I can. I will get my license in November and then I will get a job. I will work to buy my own stuff and not depend on anybody. If I get emancipated, I want my brother and sister to be able to stay with my parents and nothing to happen to them being able to stay there. Would that be possible?
Re: Almost 16 and Wanting Emancipated
Dear Cinderella, I'm sorry for your woes but it is not possible under the circumstances you have described. Other member will come along and tell you why. But basically, your parents are the bosses until you reach the age of 18.
Re: Can You Get Emancipated if Your Parents Won't Let You Socialize
Read the stickied threads and, if you still have questions after reading, belatedly follow the instruction to identify your state.
Re: Almost 16 and Wanting Emancipated
You failed to list your state, each state has differnt laws (assuming you are in the USA).
As a start, are you at this time fully self-sufficient? Able to live indepently paying full rent (not living with Auntie), utilities, transportation, food, medical insurance (yep, you are REQUIRED to have medical insurance these days), school costs, AND maintain good grades? What you plan to do in the future doesn't count.
Read the sticky threads. They provide lots of information.
p.s. Unless you can afford a housekeeper or want to life in filth, you will need to clean your own place, too. Something that I still hate! But I hired a housekeeper :D
Re: Almost 16 and Wanting Emancipated
Contrary to what you think you know about emancipation from your middle school history class, it is not the procedure to escape parental "enslavement" but rather the recognition that an already independently living child needs relief from certain restrictions denied him by his age (specifically entering into contracts). Not having a social life is not parental abuse either.
Re: Can You Get Emancipated if Your Parents Won't Let You Socialize
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My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Emancipation. I want to be emancipated from the control of my parents. My parents don't abuse me or my siblings or anything, but I don't want then to be responsible for me anymore. They constantly argue with me and they don't let me do anything. EVER! I am constantly forced to sit at home by myself. My friends aren't usually allowed to come over and I'm not allowed to go anywhere with them.I constantly have to clean the Whole House. Every night. My siblings don't have to anything but clean their room. I want to get emancipated and be able to live with my aunt. She says I can. I will get my license in November and then I will get a job. I will work to buy my own stuff and not depend on anybody. If I get emancipated, I want my brother and sister to be able to stay with my parents and nothing to happen to them being able to stay there. Would that be possible?
You're clearly nowhere near mature enough to be out on your own.
Constantly arguing? Perhaps if you did what you were told, they wouldn't feel the need to rein you in so much? Hmmmm?
Re: Almost 16 and Wanting Emancipated
I didn't say it was parental abuse. And I basically do everything on my own as it is. I cook, I clean, I buy most of my stuff, and I basically raise my little sister. I keep good grades, and have a good standing with the school staff. I don't get in trouble, I do what I am supposed to do and am done with it.
I am in Indiana.
I do not pay for all of these things yet but that is because I do not have my license. I pay for a lot of the stuff that I have now. I pay for anything that I do too.
Re: Almost 16 and Wanting Emancipated
There is no state where "My parents won't let me socialize" is a valid reason for emancipation.
Re: Almost 16 and Wanting Emancipated
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HaleighM15
I didn't say it was parental abuse. And I basically do everything on my own as it is. I cook, I clean, I buy most of my stuff, and I basically raise my little sister. I keep good grades, and have a good standing with the school staff. I don't get in trouble, I do what I am supposed to do and am done with it.
I am in Indiana.
I do not pay for all of these things yet but that is because I do not have my license. I pay for a lot of the stuff that I have now. I pay for anything that I do too.
When you are able to pay full market rent, utilities, transportation, health insurance, clothing, food, sundry items ... then you'll be closer. You need to be ALREADY capable of doing that. Your idea of "I can go live with Aunty and then I can get a car and then I can get a job" is not going to wash.
The court will look for a reason - any reason, really - to deny your petition. Do you understand why that is?
Re: Almost 16 and Wanting Emancipated
If you're almost 16, it's time for you to think about what you'd like to do after high school. College, trade school, military? And start making your plans accordingly. Look into the different vocations that interest you. Time will fly and before you know it, you'll be 18...and maybe wishing you were 16 again because decision-making and self-sufficiency is a lot harder than it looks! Good luck.:D